There are some new sports at the Tokyo Olympics. Let's learn about two of them together.
Sport Climbing
Speed climbing: Two athletes(运动员) go head-to-head to see who reaches
the top of a 15-meter-high wall first.
Lead climbing: Athletes have six minutes to climb as high as possible on a15-meter-high wall.
Baseball & Softball
Because baseball and softball are really popular in Japan. men's baseball andwomen's softball games return to the Olympics. The last time they were in the Olympics was about 12 years ago.
Many people think the two sports are the same, but a softball is
bigger and softer than a baseball.
Back-to-Front Day is an interesting festival in Britain. On that day, the adults have to go toschool. And the children? They are teachers, policemen, doctors, nurses and so on.
"Stand in the corner, Mr. Bass!"said Mary. Mary was six and had a class of twenty-three men and fifteen women. They were making too much noise.
John was a policeman. He was walking down the street. "Hm, why are you not at school?"John asked a man on the street. He took out his notebook. "Name?"he asked. "Jim Green. " said the man. John wrote it down and blew his whistle. Then a police car appeared. "I have a truant here, " said John. "Drive him to school!"
In the hospital, a small doctor climbed on one chair in order to examine Mrs. Brown's throat, and Nurse Jenny took Granny Lisa's temperature.
The best part of Back-to-Front Day is in the evening. The children ask the adults to go to bed early. After the adults wash their faces and brush their teeth, the children tell them bedtime stories.
Scientists from England made some robots that look like fish. The robots can swim just like fish does. Scientists will put these fish robots into the sea near Spain this year. These fish robots will help people find out the pollution in water and they can also be used in saving the lives. If the fish robot is able to finish their work successfully, scientists hope they can be used in waters around the world.
The fish robot is about 1. 5 meters long. It can swim as fast as swimmers at a speed(速度) of 0. 5 meters a second(秒). There is a detector(探测器) in their bodies. The detector can find the pollution in the water, and then the fish robots will eat part of it. It can also help to find lives in the water and bring them to the beach.
The robots all have a special battery(电池). Because of it, the robots can"swim"for eight hours in the sea freely and don't get tired from doing the same stroke(泳姿) again and again. So. they send back information to people on the beach efficiently(高效地). When their energy runs down, they will go back to the beach by themselves. But the study shows that these robots have some flaws. Scientists say there are still some things that need to be improved. The robots are not ready to take the place of humans.
Now, there are five fish robots in all. The cost(花费) of them are too high now. Each costs about 29, 000 dollars. They are part of a three-year program between engineering company BMTGroup and Essex University in England.
Do you often see ants? If the weather is warm, you may see them under the stones. Many ants are workers. . They look for food and take care of theyoung ants. Each family of ant has a queen ant. The queen doesn't work at all. She is important because she lay eggs. . Some queen ants can live for many years and have millions of babies! There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. They can kill andeat elephants. . They eat animals while moving on their way. . Ants"hear"by feeling vibrations(振动) in the ground through their feet.
A. Ants don't have ears.
B. They move in groups.
C. These eggs become new ants.
D . They have a lot of work to do.
E. If it is cold, ants stay in their houses.
I Am What I Am is a 104-minute cartoon. Many people in China have watched it. The film tells us a left-behind teenager(留守儿童) who takes up a new job, lion dancing. Colorful and loud, the lions are an ancient Chinese tradition to scare away bad spirits, and bless a business or home. The boy tries his best to make his dream come true though he faces lots of difficulties. We asked some people how they liked this movie. Here are some of their opinions.
The director Sun Haipeng made this successful movie. It drew a picture of common people's great work. I'm proud of all the characters because they go all out to achieve their own dreams. The movie also helps people all over the world to know China and Chinese culture better. The stories in the movie touched my heart deeply. From then on, I decided to work harder than before.
——Huang Mei
I like this movie a lot. It is actually very difficult to even carry the head of the lion becauseit's very heavy. And being the lower part of the lion is tiring because you have to bend your back and carry also the person in front at some parts of the dance. Respect to those who ever did lion dance.
——He Wei
I'm not Chinese, but I love the Chinese New Year celebration. I was lucky to grow up in a part of town with so many Chinese. My mom took me to see the lion dances each year. The smokey firecrackers(鞭炮), the colorful reds and golds as far as I could see, the smell of all the shops making their delicious food, the crowds of people full of happiness, and the sound of the drums which you could feel through your body. It's the type of celebration that wakes up the spirit completely.
——Jake
Three small fish lived in the 1 . When they were very young, their parents died. They had to 2 each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and began to swim deeper and further.
One morning, a big wave(浪) took the three fish and also a boat to a shallow(浅滩) water. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right 3 them. The largest fish came to understand that they were in4 and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish 5 with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was 6 water for their activities, so he would not worry at all. At last, the largest fish went back to the sea by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also7 his elder brother in the other side of water successfully. But the youngest
one didn't follow them and still swam happily.
Two hours 8 , when the sun came out, the water in the small shallow water dried up. Being short of water, the youngest fish died.
Most of the time, we enjoy the comfort we have now. But it's no good for us to 9 take things as they are. Worries will come soon 10 one doesn't have a long-term(长期的) plan. And only when the goal(目标) is right can we be happy with the result.
The Palace Museum(故宫博物馆) is also called the Forbidden City(紫禁城). It lies in Beijing. The Palace Museum (be) the imperial palace (皇宫)during the Ming and Qing dynasties (王朝). It has history of more than 500 years.
The Palace Museum is the world's (large) palace museum. It is more than 720, 000 square meters in size. It is 961 meters long and 760 meters wide, with about 9, 000 houses. In 1406, Chinese people began (build)'it. The construction (建设)of the museum was full of (wise).
1925, the Forbidden City was changed into a museum, and it is also the largest museum in China. It has a collection of one million valuable artworks, and most of (they) belonged to the imperial families of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Some paintings and calligraphy(书法) can date back to as(early) as the seventh century. The Palace
Museum has seen many developments since its founding in 1925 and looks forward to (carry) on the legacy(遗产) of the past for future generations. The museum is open to the public nowadays. The Palace Museum is so famous many visitors from all over the world come to visit it.
In my opinion, friends play an important part in our lives. As an old saying goes, "A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. "When I am with my friends, I always laugh. When I am sad, 我也可以与我的朋友们分享我的问题。I always feel better when I am with friends. But it is difficult to find a true friend. Do you know how to start? How do you get along with people? Here's some advice for you.
Firstly, you should greet people. Greet people around you and hope they have a good day—whatever time of a day it is. It will make people think that you are outgoing and understanding.
Next. you need to smile. 让别人喜欢你的最简单的方法就是微笑。There's a great reason why it takes fewer muscles(肌肉) to smile than to cry. Nature just wishes us to smile more.
Then, you're: supposed to help people. Small actions. like helping pople carrying something or picking up a wallet. can show your kindness.
Finally, you must respect(尊重) others. Everyone is different from each other. The world is full of differences. Learn to respect others and it's the only way that other people will respect you.
All in all, we should value our friends and the time we spent with them.
